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Chile in March
Around 19 °C with 72 mm of rain and 8.6 hours of sun a day.
March is one of the strongest months to visit Chile. Around 19 °C with 72 mm of rain and 8.6 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
Chile · typical month
- Day / night8 – 19 °CYear range 2 – 21 °C
- Rainfall72 mmYear range 58 – 176 mm
- Sunshine8.6 hr / dayYear range 5.2 – 11.0 hr / day
Things to do in Chile in March
Nothing in Chile shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in March.
- At its bestThe W trek, Torres del Paine
the shoulder months — world-class walking without January's peak-season crowds
Sources: swoop-patagonia.com, worldlyadventurer.com
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
Chile, taken apart
- Antofagasta22°C now · 16–22 °C yr
- Araucanía20°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Arica y Parinacota16°C now · 15–18 °C yr
- Atacama19°C now · 10–20 °C yr
- Aysén12°C now · 3–14 °C yr
- Biobío21°C now · 10–24 °C yr
- Coquimbo20°C now · 10–21 °C yr
- Los Lagos16°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Los Ríos18°C now · 8–21 °C yr
- Magellan and the Chilean Antarctic10°C now · 3–12 °C yr
- Maule22°C now · 10–25 °C yr
- O'Higgins23°C now · 10–25 °C yr
- Santiago22°C now · 8–23 °C yr
- Tarapacá21°C now · 19–22 °C yr
- Valparaíso21°C now · 11–22 °C yr
- Ñuble23°C now · 11–26 °C yr
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A decade of weather, in one page
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.6 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 24.5 |
| February | 20.8 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 25.0 |
| March | 19.1 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 23.0 |
| April | 16.0 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 20.2 |
| May | 12.8 | 4.0 | -0.9 | 17.1 |
| June | 10.1 | 2.0 | -2.8 | 14.0 |
| July | 10.2 | 1.6 | -2.6 | 13.8 |
| August | 11.2 | 2.3 | -1.7 | 15.3 |
| September | 13.2 | 3.4 | -0.4 | 17.5 |
| October | 15.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 19.6 |
| November | 17.6 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 21.9 |
| December | 19.5 | 8.5 | 5.4 | 23.5 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 69 |
| February | 58 |
| March | 72 |
| April | 97 |
| May | 114 |
| June | 176 |
| July | 135 |
| August | 140 |
| September | 101 |
| October | 87 |
| November | 71 |
| December | 66 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 10.7 |
| February | 9.8 |
| March | 8.6 |
| April | 7.1 |
| May | 5.9 |
| June | 5.2 |
| July | 5.7 |
| August | 6.5 |
| September | 7.8 |
| October | 9.1 |
| November | 10.4 |
| December | 11.0 |
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| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.1 | 6.5 | 12.2 |
| February | 8.6 | 6.1 | 11.8 |
| March | 8.4 | 5.8 | 11.8 |
| April | 8.1 | 5.5 | 12.1 |
| May | 7.9 | 5.3 | 12.2 |
| June | 8.7 | 5.4 | 13.7 |
| July | 8.5 | 5.4 | 13.0 |
| August | 8.8 | 5.6 | 13.4 |
| September | 8.8 | 5.8 | 12.9 |
| October | 9.0 | 6.1 | 12.9 |
| November | 9.1 | 6.2 | 12.6 |
| December | 9.4 | 6.7 | 12.4 |
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